At a Glance
- Meaning
- Grey battle-maiden
- Origin
- Germanic (medieval variant of Griselda)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- GRIZ-ul
Grizel is a Germanic (medieval variant of Griselda) girl's name meaning “grey battle-maiden”. It appears in our list of 150+ Scottish Baby Girl Names Full of Highland Magic.
Meaning & Origin of Grizel
Meaning: Grey battle-maiden.
Origin: Germanic (medieval variant of Griselda).
A common claim: often thought to mean 'patient,' from the folktale of 'Patient Griselda' Actually: The patience association comes from a famous story character, not from the name's actual meaning, which is about the color grey and battle.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Grizel
GRIZ-ul
Popularity of Grizel
Grizel doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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